Sanaki
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2 years ago Just finished writing up an issue for effectively the same thing, but hadn't found this one due to the search terms I used. A last minute search turned this one up, so I'm dumping the body of my submission here instead, notably for the attached image.
Often when in large groups, especially with smaller targets, attack effects and sheer player bodies can obscure the target's facing, making positionals impossible to hit reliably and sometimes making it difficult to see when line aoes are aimed at you. The simplest form of resolving this that I could think of would be to duplicate the target ring visually at an increased height. MidoriKami mocked up a visual representation of it, though the height would likely need to be further increased.
Visual mockup of duplicate ring indicator
Other effects such as a vertical beam at the front may be sufficient as well, though it'd take actual testing to find out.
Requested at: https://discord.com/channels/581875019861328007/685275026156683280/925989865227694110
Of potential note, the specific target that made me request this was Clarrice in "Still Only Counts as One" in Zadnor.
Description
A plugin that can allow to customize or replace the target indicator on the ground for visual ease/comfort.
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The plugin could add settings to the target indicator to change elevation, size, color, glow, anything that can permit to the player to customize as he wish and mitigate on a daily basis situations when the indicator is not clearly visible (on certain bosses/packs, or because of other players, skill animations ect...).
It could also permit to replace the indicator by a flying texture that does not need any ground to appears like used on the last Nier3 boss (https://imgur.com/a/kFdUkFQ ) . (maybe the easiest option since it doesn't require ground at all and can surely be elevated at will)
It could also mimic the indicator used for the ARR alpha ( https://youtu.be/zjDnM0uf0O8?t=56 ) in short, anything that can hover with customizable height and does not use the ground as basis and help visualise the mob direction better.